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We breed Colourpoint Persian (Himalayan) kittens in Ireland. For our latest Kitten News click here.

Please enjoy the photos of our beautiful Persian cats and kittens, past and present. Ears, paws, face and tail may be apricot, ginger, seal-brown, chocolate, grey-blue, lilac or fourteen other colour variations, including tortoiseshell marblings and tabby patterns . Colourpoints (Himalayans) have soft, luxuriant fur and  full, feathery tails, an alert sapphire gaze and short button noses. They are relaxed and loving cats who show great loyalty to those they love. If life favours you with a Colourpoint Persian of your own to love and treasure, he or she will follow you to the ends of the earth…

Our breeding story

We have been in love with Colourpoint Persians since two balls of fluff joined our household all the way back in 1976. They were Solly and Alex. In 1992 love came again in the form of  Woodgrange brothers, Samson and Spartacus.

In 2000 we entered the show world with Kalafrana Orango Blase and Amoramist Coco Tabatha and bred our first Himalayan kitten in Co. Tipperary in 2002. She bore our Irish prefix and went on to become Irish Champion Slievenamon Coco Samantha.  Champion Slievenamon Ben Hur followed in 2003 shortly after we upped sticks to ‘Silverbow’ in Cornwall and changed our prefix to Sylvabow. Find out about the different colours of Colourpoint Persian (or Himalayan) cats as we take a trip down Memory Lane here.

Many prize-winning cats and contented kittens later, we are back in southern Ireland but have kept the Sylvabow name with all its happy memories of show successes, charismatic kittens and wonderful owners who have loved and cherished our cats down through the years. Thank you to them for letting us share photographs of our grown-up kittens here.

Our home-bred stud boy Sylvabow Solomon Seal is pictured above with his Best of Breed rosette at the Capital Longhair show. Come and see our full Sylvabow Persian kitten gallery here.

Meet the family

Meet our current family of beautiful Colourpoint Persian (Himalayan) cats here. Meanwhile here are links to some of our favourite breeders and clubs.

Show News

Best in Show Persian at GCCFI Special Show in Thurles February 2024, Sylvabow Firebird Anastasia
Sylvabow Firebird Anastasia
Bertie achieved his Grand Champion title and was Best in Show Section 1 at Cork Cat Club show 2023

We are very proud of International Champion and Irish Grand Champion Sylvabow Burlington Bertie! He was hand-reared as a kitten and was very delicate but he has grown into a gorgeous gentle giant with excellent type. As well as achieving so much on the show bench he has just fathered his first kitten!

International Champion Sylvabow Burlington Bertie gained two Grand CCs and Best of Variety Persian Adult at the SABCCI & GCCFI Support joint show in Dublin in April 2023
Bertie became a GCCFI Champion at the Midland Show in February 2023
Bertie became a UK Champion at the Erin / Northern Ireland joint Show in March 2023
Sylvabow Burlington Bertie gains his International Champion title
Amoramist Pom-Pom Jobiska
Sylvabow Horatius
Sylvabow Sapphire Raphael,
Best of Variety Persian kitten
Sylvabow Burlington Bertie, Best of Variety Persian Adult and Best in Show Persian
Our four lovely cats at the Midland Cat Club / GCCFI show in Thurles in February 2023
Sylvabow Burlington Bertie having a Red Card day at the Ulster Siamese & All Breeds Show November 2022
Gr. Ch. Risetta Mister Pickwick
Sylvabow Honeydew Jasper
Sylvabow Burlington Bertie
SABCCI / GCCFI Show Dublin 30th October 2022.
Ch. Risetta Mister Pickwick achieved his Grand Champion title.
Sylvabow Honeydew Jasper was Best Persian Kitten.
Sylvabow Burlington Bertie was Best Persian Adult and Best in Show Persian.
Sylvabow Queenly Grace
Chocolate-Tortie Tabby Point Persian
Sylvabow Burlington Bertie
Seal Tabby Point Persian
Cork Cat Club Show 11th September 2022.
Sylvabow Queenly Grace, owned by Michal & Ilona Zatowski, was Best Persian Neuter and Best Persian. Sylvabow Burlington Bertie was Best Persian Kitten.
Sylvabow Burlington Bertie
Seal Tabby Point Persian Kitten
Hinchkitz Darlyn Miranda
Seal Point Persian
Irish Supreme Show in Dublin May 2022:
Sylvabow Burlington Bertie was Best Persian Kitten and Hinchkitz Darlyn Miranda was Best Persian Adult.
Sylvabow Littleowl Agapanthus
Chocolate Point Persian
Sylvabow Littleowl Agapanthus
Chocolate Point Persian
Sylvabow Littleowl Agapanthus, Best of Variety Persian at Cork Cat Club show 2019 and Best In Show Persian at the Midland Cat Club of Ireland show in 2020.
Hibernian Grand Champion
Amoramist Cornish Qween
Hibernian Grand Champion
Amoramist Cornish Qween
Hibernian Grand Champion Amoramist Cornish Qween achieved the titles of Irish Champion in 2018, Grand Champion in 2019 and Hibernian Grand Champion in 2020.
Champion Risetta Mister Pickwick
Champion Risetta Mister Pickwick
Irish Champion Risetta Mister Pickwick was Best of Variety Persian at the Cork Cat Club show in 2018 and achieved his Champion title at Cork in 2019. He has since been awarded two Grand Champion certificates.
Champion Amoramist Angelica Ray
Champion Amoramist Angelica Ray
Amoramist Angelica Ray, Best of Variety Kitten at the Midland Cat Club of Ireland Show and GCCFI Supreme shows, 2018. Angelica made up to Irish Champion at the SABCCI show in October 2018.

Contact

Louise at Sylvabow Colourpoints

Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, Ireland.

(+353) 83 4485 060

14lulabell@gmail.com

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